Supervisory Management articles from April 1993

Supervisory Management archives from April 1993

Making work teams accountable.
April 1, 1993... With individual employees, you can count on personal ambition, a sense of loyalty to you, a desire for more money or power, or fear of unemployment to inspire accountability and productivity. You can't count on any one of those factors to inspire...

The dangers of goal setting.
April 1, 1993... For goals to increase of productivity, build morale, and create a sense of achievement, they need to meet three critical criteria; that is, goals need to be specific, realistic, and mutually determined. When they violate these basic guidelines,...

Using interpersonal skills to manage more effectively.
April 1, 1993... Supervisors are chosen on the basis of their knowledge and their ability to use their knowledge. They may be proficient in computer skills, or they may be good writers, or they may have strong analytical abilities. The one thing they don't have...

You can prepare employees for termination.
April 1, 1993... You've decided, after several unsuccessful attempts to correct a performance problem, that you must terminate one of your employees. You call your lawyer, explain the reasons for your decision, then ask the big question: "Am I going to be sued?"...

Team adjournment: managing sweet sorrow.
April 1, 1993... The business world feels more comfortable with the logical and rational than the emotional and subjective. As a result, most workers are personally and professionally ill prepared for mixing the joy of a job well done with the sadness of ending a...

The first step in complying with the ADA. (American with Disabilities Act of 1990)
April 1, 1993... Just as a keystone is the central stone supporting an entire arch, good job descriptions are the keystone supporting your company's plan for complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act (effective 7-26-92 for employers with 25 or more...

ADA: easier said than done. (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
April 1, 1993... The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it illegal for companies to discriminate against qualified applicants and employees with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. This means recruiting, hiring, job assignment,...

"Do you have a minute? I've got an idea!" (employee suggestion systems)
April 1, 1993... Employees have some great ideas for doing their work more efficiently, more inexpensively, and more quickly. You can benefit from their experience and insight if you give them the opportunity to voice their ideas. There is a quick and easy way to...